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' J. ORCUTT 8v C. R. RICHARDS.

MACHINE POR GAPPING CARTRIDGE SHELLS. No. 279,497. Patented June l2, 1883..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. l

JEROME OROUTT AND CHARLES R. RICHARDS, OF BRIDGEPORD, CONNECTI- CUT, ASSIGNORS TO THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY, OF

SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR CAPPING CARTRIDGE-SHELLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,497, dated June 12, 1883.

Application led December 2, 1882.

To all when@ t may concern:

Be it known that we, JEROME OECUTT and 'CHARLES RoDERIcK RIcHARDs, both citizens of the United States, and both residents of the city of' Bridgeport, in the county ot' Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, havejointly invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Manufacturing Paper Shells, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descripio tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the line c b, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the spring centcrin gguide H, showing its several parts. Fig. 4 is a seetion ofthe slide h through the line 7L h/ of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view, partly in section, of thel dial G, the platef, the spring centering-guide H, the punch J, and adjacent parts, and shows 2o the punch J having pressed the cup I. through the hole in the dial G into the spring centering-guide H, and ready to force it onto the end ofthe paper-shell body which is on the pin D.

In the process of manufacturing paper shells for shotguns, the paper bodies having been formed, the metallic cups on which the rim or flange is to be formed f'or the heads of the shells has to be put on the end ot' the paper bodies. It is desirable to partly f'orm the fiange 3o on the cups betere they are put on the bodies. For the purpose of' putting the cups on the bodies the cups are put in holes in a revolving dial, and the paper-shell bodies are put on pins in another revolving dial. These dials, by the appliances moved bythe motion of' the press, are made to revolve simultaneously, so that the holes i-n which the cups are placed are brought one at a time directly over the bodies which are on the pins. Here- 40 tofore the flanges have not been partially formed on these cups priorto placing them on the bodies, and the holes in the dial could be made so that the cups would fit the holes, and the punch, which was brought down by the motion of' the press, would force the cup onto the end ofthe shell-body; but when, as by our improvement, the flange is partially formed, the holes in the dial must be large enough to allow the cup, with partly-formed flange, to

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pass through. Consequently the cup isl not 5o held sufficiently firm to insure its going accurately onto the end ol' the body when pressed down by the punch.

The object ot' this invention isto hohl and direct the cup while being pressed `l'rom the 55 dial onto the end ol' the paper-shell body.

In the drawings, A is a portion ol" the bed of a press which supports the apparatus.

B is a plate attached tothe press, with a stud B therein, on which the dial (l revolves. 6o

D I) are vertical pins in the dial, onwhich the paper-shell bodies d are placed to receivel the cups I.

E is a standard attached to the bed ol'l the press A. It supports the plate F, on which the dial-plate G revolves, it being centered on the pin The dial G has a series ol' concentric holes through it, in which the partiallyflanged cups are placed.

H is the spring centering-guide, by means 7o of which the cups are centered and caused to assume such position relative tothe body of.' the shell that they shall be accurately f'orced upon the bodies. It is rigidly secured lo the bottom ot' the plate F.

[(best seen in Fig. 5) is one ol' the cups placed in position to be pressed through the centering-guide.

.I represents the punch in the plunger of a press, ready to f'orce the cup through the cen- 8o tering-guide onto the end of' the shell-body. The punch is beveled or rounded ofi" at one side, as shown at j, to enable it to press the spring K back as the punch descends. This spring is fastened at one end to the plate F, S5 and its f'ree end is so adjusted that asthe cups are successively brought around by the revolving dial G over the hole in the centeringguide the spring K will impinge upon one side of the lower edge of' the cup and prevent it 9o f'rom dropping until the punch 'forces it into the centering-guide. rlhe dials (l and G are made to revolve simultaneously, intermittently, or otherwise, as desired, by means oll ratchets and pawls, or any other suitable 9 5 method.

In Figs. 3, 4, and 5 we show more minutely the construction of' the spring eenl'ering-guide H. "n h h are slides, whichsnde in and out in channels or ways cut for them in the body of the guide, as shown in Fig. 4. They are arranged radially from the center ofthe hole in the guide, and are normally pressed inward by the elasticity of the springs h2, and when so pressed inwardly their inner ends project beyoud the sides of the hole. The upper edge ofthe inner ends of these slides is preferably, though not necessarily, beveled off, so that the cup can more easily force. them back.

rlhe operation is as follows: The cups are placed in the holes in the dial G and the bodies on the pins l), as usual. Both dials revolve in the direction shown by the arrows, or otherwise, as desired. As the cups successively approach the place where the pins and the holes coincide the spring K takes against the side of the cup, and by the pressure between the spring and the sides of the hole in the dial G thecup is supported until the punch J descends and forces the cup into the spring centering-guide H. In this guide the cup is accurately centered by reason of its sides being pressed upon by the inner ends of the slides h,

and it is also adjusted horizontally by the par! tially-formed iiange resting upon the upper beveled surfaces of the inner ends of the slides. As the plunger descends its beveled edge 7' presses the spring K back, releasing the cup. The cup, being pressed upon by the continuallydescending plunger, presses back the slides 7L, and, passing through them, is rcceived on the end of the shell-body below it, and is properly forced to its place upon it by the continued pressure of the plunger. The plunger then ascends, the dials move again, and the operation is repeated.

Wie do not limit ourselves to the specific arrangement of the parts shown, since they may be quite extensively varied without departing from our invention.

We claim as new and desire to Vsecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, in a cartridge-making machine, of a movable dial, G, an automatic centering guide, H, and a cupsupporting spring, K, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, ina cartridge-making machine, of a movable dial, G, an automatic centering-guide, H, a punch,.J, and a movable dial, @provided with the shell-supporting pins D, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. l

3. The combination, in a cartridge-making machine, of a movable dial, G, provided with holes for the reception of the heading-cups I, an automatic centering-guide, H, apunch, J, and a cartridge-supporting pin placed in line with the holes in the dial G, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

et. The combination, in a cartridge-making machine, of a movable dial, G, the cup-supporting spring K, an automatic centering.

guide, H, and a punch, J, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination of a movable dial, C, provided with suitable devices for holding the article to be operated upon, and which automatically moves the article in line with an automatic spring centering-guide and a punch, J substantially as and for the purposes set fo-rth. y

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, this 28th day of November, A. D. 1882.

JEROME ORCUTT. 'CHARLES RODERICK RICHARDS.

XVitnesses:

HENRY C. RYLANDs, J. N. STANDIsi-r, Jr. 

